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Spectators: 10992 (Terracing: 8245, Seating: 2528, VIP seats: 219) RWDM's Robbin van Persie started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes RWDM got a freekick which was hit by Victor Figaro. If Jaspar Van Den Broeck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vítor Baia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lennert Van der Vloedt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Sandro Gaúcho threw the ball into play from the sideline. RWDM's Gilian Bauwmans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnauld Van Impe in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Vandenberge saved RWDM from getting behind. 15 minutes into the match, RWDM's goal looked a bit too open when Ümit Karan came free, but Tony Vandenberge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vítor Baia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennert Van der Vloedt in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, RWDM's Tony Vandenberge got control of the ball when Ümit Karan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnauld Van Impe. Tony Vandenberge didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Brugge United's Goffrey Sas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ümit Karan in the 29th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Baia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbin van Persie in the 33rd minute of the match. Tony Vandenberge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ümit Karan in the 34th minute of the match. Brugge United's Vítor Baia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ritchie Kerkhofs in the 35th minute of play. When Ritchie Kerkhofs came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the RWDM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ritchie Kerkhofs couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Goffrey Sas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes, Arnauld Van Impe made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. RWDM's Tony Vandenberge tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Brugge United's Vítor Baia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Brugge United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goffrey Sas in the 55th minute of play forced RWDM's goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 66 minutes, Vítor Baia successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vítor Baia made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lennert Van der Vloedt sent off a good shot on target. Ritchie Kerkhofs kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes, Brugge United's Waud Huijbrechts shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tony Vandenberge came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Brugge United reached it. The nice shot from Lukas Stuijckens in the 73rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Vítor Baia had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Brugge United's Guido Vissenaeken was substituted for Goffrey Sas. RWDM made a substitution. Sylvan Van der Willeghem replaced Robbin van Persie. RWDM were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Brugge United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lennert Van der Vloedt took the corner. The corner ended in Lukas Stuijckens almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Brugge United's Vítor Baia did a great save. Lennert Van der Vloedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Vítor Baia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vítor Baia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ritchie Kerkhofs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vítor Baia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ritchie Kerkhofs, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Tony Vandenberge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ümit Karan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Vandenberge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnauld Van Impe in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute Guido Vissenaeken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Vandenberge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Brugge United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ümit Karan to maneuver through the defense. In the 88thth minute of the game Arnauld Van Impe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RWDM's Tony Vandenberge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute, Lennert Van der Vloedt made a precise shot to the right of Vítor Baia. Brugge United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Arnauld Van Impe struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Tony Vandenberge didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brugge United. Vítor Baia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylvan Van der Willeghem in the 93rd minute of play. Tony Vandenberge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnauld Van Impe in the 95th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.